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About the Role
Gain experience with the City of Sydney legal team in these maternity leave backfill roles. Working alongside senior professionals and a highly regarded team, you will help deliver legal services that support a world-class global city. You’ll be working across a wide variety of matters, providing high-quality legal advice on significant projects and initiatives which shape the City of Sydney.
Responsibilities
- Provide quality legal support across a broad range of Council’s operations, including commercial and property law, planning and compliance matters, policy and other legal areas as required.
- Manage legal disputes and brief external lawyers or counsel, where required.
- Provide legal support to corporate project teams and policy groups, where required.
- Ensure compliance with legislative, industrial and Council policy requirements and standards in the areas of Equal Employment Opportunity, Work, Health and Safety, Rehabilitation and Records Management.
- Comply with and stay up to date with relevant legislation, including the Local Government Act 1993 (NSW) and the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (NSW).
Requirements
- Admission or eligibility for admission to the Supreme Court of New South Wales.
- Demonstrated post-admission experience (at least 2 years PQE) in one or more of the following areas: property law, commercial law, local government law or planning law.
- An appreciation of the political and social context in which Council operates.
- Highly developed written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to work efficiently in a busy team and contribute to an effective team culture.
- The recommended applicant must complete a pre-employment health declaration and criminal history check.
Skills
- Commercial and property law
- Planning and compliance
- Policy
- Legal advice
- Legal disputes
- Written communication
- Verbal communication
Location
- Sydney CBD
Work Type
- Full-Time
- Term Contract
Experience Level
- 2 years PQE
Education Level
- Admission or eligibility for admission to the Supreme Court of New South Wales
Salary/Compensations
- $155,826.00 per annum plus superannuation
Benefits
- Rostered day off each month (19-day month)
- Flexible working
- 3 days of care and cultural leave each year
- Professional development opportunities
- Further education program reimbursement
- Study and exam leave
- External courses and conferences
- Long service and employee recognition awards
- Employee assistance program
- 26 weeks paid parental leave for all new parents
- Paid and unpaid adoption and long-term fostering leave
- Paid superannuation for up to 52 weeks of parental leave
- Part-time and job-sharing options
- Supportive return-to-work environment
About the Company
- Caring for our city, creating a future for all.
- Our people are passionate about their communities and connected to their teams.
- Motivated by our genuine commitment to diversity and inclusion, and our clear, compelling plan for our global city: Sustainable Sydney 2030 – 2050 Continuing the Vision.
- A purpose-led organisation with care at its core.
- Make a difference by acting in the best interests of our communities and city.
- Be better together with collaborative and inclusive partnerships.
- Embrace possibilities and be open to new ideas and creating bold solutions.
Equal Opportunity
- We welcome candidates from all backgrounds in a workplace as diverse as our communities.
- We’re passionate about gender balance, with an executive team two-thirds female and half of leadership roles held by women.
- All applicants, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability, veterans and people of diverse sexualities and genders, and those from culturally diverse backgrounds are encouraged to join us.
- We’re a disability confident recruiter.
- If you identify as a person with disability and require support for your application or the recruitment process, contact us at recruitment@cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au or 02 9265 9333.